KYIV, Nov 16 – Head of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Ukraine Hugues Mingarelli said that in the past three years the EU has provided EUR 12 billion to Ukraine, including EUR 3.4 billion of marcofinancial assistance.

He said at a conference devoted to the public administration reform and its challenges in Kyiv on Tuesday that Ukraine is a country, which is on the list of priority partners of the EU. Ukraine is one of the largest neighbors of the EU which has four borders with the country, he said. Mingarelli said that Ukraine has clearly chosen Europe to move forward, so the EU is interested in success of reforms in Ukraine, he said.